Sticky Notes vs Simple Notes
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
Sticky Notes
Easily capture and organize your thoughts with customizable notes. Secure your data with a passcode and sync across devices via iCloud. Export notes as PDFs and set reminders for important memos.
- iCloud sync
- Passcode security
- Customizable notes (color, font)
- PDF export
- Reminder notifications
- Auto-delete notes
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Sticky Notes helps you to save and record your important and favourites data and memos with different colour, images, font size, font style and passcode. Sticky Notes provide iCloud sync features to save your note in iCloud. You can retrieve note from iCloud and also delete note from iCloud within the app. You can secure your note and important data with passcode and Touch ID/Face Id. Sticky Notes is an easy way to take your quick note. In addition to providing simple way of note taking, it also offer awesome features like :- - iCloud sync - No limit to store note - Notification for today's note - Export note with pdf file format - Passcodes for app to secure notes - Easy to share note directly from app - Sort note with name wise and date wise - Support different font style and font size - Support different colour note to choose from - Support auto delete to delete note automatically after selected time period Note down anything, anytime, anywhere you want on just one tap and get also reminder notification for your note.
Simple Notes
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No nonsense markdown note taking app Supports iCloud sync Supports MacOS and iOS No flashy features, No external servers Your notes where you want them Just simple note taking
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Simple Notes at none against Sticky Notes's shown. Simple Notes also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 5 months). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Sticky Notes sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Simple Notes sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Sticky Notes ships an update every 5 months, Simple Notes monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sticky Notes | Simple Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 25.0% of reviews | β |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Monthly β better |
| Ads | Yes | No β better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | β |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad β better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 β better | 17.6 |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hiren Merja | HIMON SOFTWARE LTD |
In-app purchases
Sticky Notes
- Remove Ads$1.99
- Unlimited Color$1.99
- All in one pack$2.99
Simple Notes
- Support Development$1.99
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